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Coll 17/35 ‘Iraq. Iraq – Saudi Relations. Demarcation of Frontier.’ [35r] (69/112)
The record is made up of 1 file (53 folios). It was created in 28 May 1937-5 Oct 1940. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should be returned
to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.]
.Decypher.
From: IRAQ.
Sir B. Nev/ton (Bagdad)
6th June 1939.
D. 6th June 1939.
R. 12th June 1939.
No. 73 . saving.
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Prime Minister called on me on June 5th and spoke to me of
deterioration of Iraq's relations with Saudi Arabia.
He intimated that Ibn Saud was jealous of dominant influence
which Iraq was gaining in Arabian affairs and disturbed by rumours
in circulation that a Hashimite Prince would soon become King of
Syria. He was also annoyed that agreements concluded in May 1938
(see Bagdad telegram No.37 Saving) had not been ratified. (Prime
Minister admitted that his government regarded agreement concerning
nationality of border tribes as being unfair to Iraq and wanted
a modification). Finally Ibn Saud was showing great obstinacy
about the demarcation of frontier in neighbourhood of Muqur (see
letter to Mr. Baxter of March 16). He might think recent events
had weakened Iraqi Government and that moment was therefore
favourable to press unreasonable demands perhaps under threat
of tribal trouble.
A few days ago he had withdrawn Saudi commission which had
been making a triangulation of frontier with an Iraqi commission
and had demanded that an Iraqi representative should be sent t*
discuss matter with him or that a Saudi-Arabian representative
should be received in Bagdad lor the same purpose.
Prime Minister was considering possibility of sending Minister
for Foreign Affairs to Riyadh soon but opening of parliament in a
few days time made this difficult.
Meanwhile
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The file contains papers mainly relating to the proposed demarcation of the frontier between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, including the issue of the western termination point of the Saudi-Iraq frontier, at the meeting-point of Saudi, Iraqi and Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan territory.
The papers largely consist of correspondence between the following:
- HM Ambassador to Iraq (Maurice Peterson, Sir Basil Newton) and the Foreign Office (including the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Viscount Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood).
- The Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia and the Foreign Minister of Iraq.
- The India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. and the Foreign Office.
The file also includes a Foreign Office memorandum entitled ‘The Frontiers between Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan and Nejd and Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan and the Hejaz’, which includes a map (see IOR/L/PS/12/2897, f 29).
The file includes a divider, which gives lists of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (53 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 56; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-55; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2897
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- Coll 17/35 ‘Iraq. Iraq – Saudi Relations. Demarcation of Frontier.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:26v, 27v:28v, 30r:46v, 52r:53v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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